All Speakers
Minnie DEGAWAN
Managing Director
FSC Indigenous Foundation
An indigenous rights activist with a long history of advocacy work at local, regional and global levels and hands on experience on FPIC and community education. Worked with conservation...
Kevin SMITH
Head of Programme, Invasive Species and Wildlife Health
IUCN
Kevin Smith is the Head of Programme Invasive Species and Wildlife Health, for IUCN. His work focuses on supporting countries and civil society in meeting global, regional, and national targets...
Dawn CARR
Director, Strategic Conservation
Nature Conservancy of Canada
Dawn Carr, Director of Strategic Conservation, accelerates conservation impact at the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) by integrating and expanding conservation partnerships to create landscape...
Gabrielle NUSSBAUM
Senior Manager, Engagement • Global Forest Watch & Land & Carbon Lab
World Resources Institute
Gabrielle Nussbaum is a Senior Manager of Engagement for Global Forest Watch and Land & Carbon Lab at the World Resources Institute. She leads global engagement strategies for geospatial...
Dina KASRAWI
Head of Company Engagement & Sustainability
BNP Paribas
Dina Kasrawi is Head of Company Engagement and Sustainability at BNP Paribas in the Middle East and Africa. A seasoned professional, she has over 25 years of experience in financial services...
Andrew DIXON
Andrew DIXON
Anderson TANOTO
Managing Director
Royal Golden Eagle (RGE)
Anderson Tanoto is Managing Director at Royal Golden Eagle (RGE) and a member of its Executive Management Board. Headquartered in Singapore, RGE is a global group of resource-based manufacturing...
Leonardo GARCIA
BRIDGE Project Coordinator
Forever Costa Rica
Leonardo Garcia is a Costa Rican biologist with over 20 years of experience in environmental sustainability issues and projects. He holds a Master's degree in Natural Resources and Sustainable...
Zhou ZHOU
Zhou Zhou is a Researcher at Beijing Zhongcai Green Financing Consultant Ltd. Her work is centered at the critical intersection of finance and ecology, with a specialized focus on green finance,...
Andrew TERRY
Director of Conservation and Policy
Zoological Society of London
Andrew Terry is Director of Conservation and Policy for the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), a global science-led conservation organisation working to restore wildlife in the UK and round the...
seokwoo LEE
director general
Korea Arboreta and Gardens Institute
Pauline BARRAQUE-BIGOT
Director, Sustainable Finance
Finance Montréal
Pauline Barraque-Bigot is Director, Strategic Initiatives, Sustainable Finance for Finance Montréal. She actively participates in the creation of Finance Montreal's sustainable finance strategy and...
Cristina ROMERO
Programme Manager, BESTLIFE2030
IUCN
Senior Programme Manager for the Protected and Conserved Areas team at IUCN, with over 20 years of international experience in project and grant management, partnership building and stakeholder...
Marisol CASTILLO
Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CCAD
Comisión Centroamericana de Ambiente y Desarrollo
Dr. Castillo is a lawyer specialized in Administrative, Environmental, International Law, and Water Law.She holds a Doctorate in Law, a Master’s degree in State Administration Law, a Master’s in...
Abrar AL MAHMOUD
Director Corporate Communications
Dolphin Energy
Abrar Al Mahmoud is the Director of Corporate Communications at Dolphin Energy with over 18 years of experience with the company.She is responsible for overseeing all communication with Dolphin...
Rodrigue Castro GBEDOMON
Director of research
African Center for Equitable Development
I am a senior researcher and data scientist driven by a passion for generating and translating scientific and non-scientific knowledge to inform policies, practices, investments, and actions for...
Susana CÁRDENAS
Directora
Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ
Susana Cardenas is an ecologist and natural resource economist currently working as full-time professor, researcher and Director of the Institute of Applied Ecology at Universidad San Francisco de...
Onel Iguairquipiler MASARDULE HERRERA
Indigenous Youth Expert
FPCI
I am a young Indigenous person from the Gunayala region with a deep commitment to protecting the territory, culture, and well-being of my community. My career includes two international scholarships...
Edgar PéREZ
Biólogo. Master Internacional en Desarrollo Rural-Local
Munucipalidad de Antigua Guatemala
Edgar Selvin Pérez, a biologist from the University of San Carlos in Guatemala, has developed all his work experience in the fields of conservation biology, sustainable rural development, value...
Wendy Yap
Director, International Biodiversity Conservation
National Parks Board, Singapore
Wendy Yap is the Director for International Biodiversity Conservation at the National Parks Board of Singapore. She oversees regional and global cooperation on nature conservation and biodiversity,...
Shane ORCHARD
Environmental Consultant
University of Canterbury / Waterlink
Shane is a conservation scientist based in New Zealand working on the protection and restoration of aquatic environments. He is the current Oceania Regional Chair for CEM and the CEM National Focal...
José COURRAU
Oficial Senior (Áreas Protegidas)
IUCN
His career has been dedicated to the planning, management, monitoring, teaching, and study of biodiversity conservation in the developing world. I believe that biodiversity can achieve its...
Sheena KHAN
Head of Environmental Progams
Terra, Expo City Dubai
Sheena Khan is Head of Environmental Programs at Terra, where she designs and leads nature-focused programs across themes of urban biodiversity, citizen science, fungi, nature therapy, and...
María Belén MONCAYO
Abogada
IUCN ORMACC
María Belén Moncayo Benalcázar is Ecuadorian and has been living in Central America for seven years. She holds a law degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador and a master's degree in...
Cymie PAYNE
Professor
Rutgers University
Professor Cymie R. Payne is on the faculty of Rutgers University. She has appeared as counsel before the Internationall Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and as expert before the International Court of...
Erica MCCREEDY
Chief Operations Officer
North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance Ltd
Erica McCreedy, a Ngati Raukawa and Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti woman from Aotearoa, New Zealand, serves as the Chief Operations Officer for the North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance (...
Aurelio RAMOS
Aurelio RAMOS
David Millar
Vice President, Real Property and Assests
Parks Canada
David Millar is Vice-President of Real Property and Assets at Parks Canada, where he oversees a $30 billion infrastructure portfolio that includes bridges, highways, heritage buildings, dams,...